Example sentences of "[verb] been [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , the , the speeds would 've been higher as well . |
| 2 | it came , it did it almost came to a halt again and it could 've been dangerous as well you , children in the back , two children in the back ! |
| 3 | It would 've been awful if they 'd found my things in the car . ’ |
| 4 | You 'd 've been alright if it 'd 've been a mass murderer slept for years . |
| 5 | I hate to think how much money I have paid over to Anglia Gas if I 'd known what I was into I could have walked into that house then and I could , while I had all that money before I gave any away I could have said , right , I 'm going to have to spend that , that , that , that and that and I would have done it and it would have I would 've been alright because I would n't have had things going wrong ! |
| 6 | morning , but it must 've been alright because er he was going off with David , I said you got tablets for him and she said yeah plenty of stuff for him , anyway , he seemed , he looked alright anyhow |
| 7 | I 'd 've been quicker if I 'd gone down into Brentwood , picked up the M twenty five and gone on the A one M |
| 8 | I think that bloke coming off the ladder with the buckets of paint would 've been funnier than them |
| 9 | It would 've been easier if I got into dealing again , but I ca n't afford any more heavy scenes with the law . |
| 10 | ‘ You must 've been surprised when I answered the door . ’ |
| 11 | Though some big firms have boldly marched eastward , investment in the former East Germany has been slower than expected . |
| 12 | The group acknowledge that Scotland has been slower than the rest of the country to produce credible dance music . |
| 13 | The Green Paper points out that the pace of change in auditing has been slower than will be required . |
| 14 | Speed has been essential because the Secretary of State 's timetable is formidable ( see below ) . |
| 15 | In practice , the MMC has sometimes reported against foreign takeovers as contrary to the public interest , but the reasoning has been other than a desire to stifle competition ( e.g. the report on Government of Kuwait/British Petroleum , 1988 , which decided that it was contrary to the public interest for the Government of Kuwait to gain a major shareholding in BP ) . |
| 16 | We are looking at that , but to suggest that there has been other than a clear and steady increase in available services would be a travesty of the truth . |
| 17 | Bill Clinton has been sworn-in as President of the United States pledging a new spirit of innovation . |
| 18 | " His hair has been better since he 's been with Sarah Brightman , " confides one long-term associate , " and perhaps he developed more ofa sense of humour . |
| 19 | And certainly they 're record to date has been better than ours so erm maybe we should |
| 20 | Kenya 's economic performance has been better than many other sub-Saharan country . |
| 21 | The take-up has been better than indicated by the survey we would support the views expressed regarding changes and in particular point thirteen . |
| 22 | Organiser Michelle le Neveau , foreground , said : ‘ Things are going really well and the response has been better than we anticipated . ’ |
| 23 | Michelle le Neveau , Darlington collection organiser , said : ‘ Things are going really well and the response has been better than we anticipated . ’ |
| 24 | Separately , the company moved Richard Poulsen over to become president of Digital Europe , a post that has been vacant since Pier Carlo Falotti quit in June to join Ask Computer Systems Inc . |
| 25 | For well over a century the design has been available whilst in 1909 the Science Museum , for example , acquired the example to be seen in the Computing Then and Now gallery , purchasing the cheaper of the two production models made by Messrs Newton and Co. and fully described in the firm 's literature Stratton 's brainchild differs from the Newton model only in having the second pendulum attached to the pen instead of hanging below the main pendulum under the table . |
| 26 | Since then performance has been much as expected . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , the list of ingredients did n't include the egg which was later needed for the mixture and we are sorry if anyone has been disappointed when trying to make the scones . |
| 28 | I know the strain has been great because operating as you do entails the most constant vigilance and cunning which no other troops are called upon to display . ’ |
| 29 | Here the defendant has been reckless as to consent and should again be guilty of the offence . |
| 30 | Sheikh Mohammed 's nine-year-old has a history of leg trouble and has been absent since his Cheltenham triumph in March . |